The plane found in the previous entry in Plymouth Sound was a Short S.25 Sunderland flying boat patrol bomber, receiving its name from the Short brothers who built it and the port of Sunderland in northeast England where they were built.
It was one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats during World War II. From its pictures, it was huge. They were often used to hunt down and sink German U-boats.
RAF Mount Batten was a major Sunderlnad base in southern England.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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